Introduction

Jenni is a writing platform built for academic and professional work. It combines a document editor with AI tools for drafting, editing, citing, and reviewing, all in one place.

What Jenni Does

• AI Autocomplete suggests text as you type, drawing from your document context, headings, Section Prompts, and citations
• AI Chat answers questions about your document, finds sources, and helps with structure
• AI Editing rewrites, simplifies, translates, or strengthens selected text with a single command
• Citation Management searches academic databases, formats references in any style, and generates bibliographies automatically
• Library stores your research papers and PDFs, searchable by content and metadata
• Reviews runs proofreading, claim confidence, Source Quality, tone, and peer-review checks across your document
• Real-Time Collaboration lets multiple people edit the same document simultaneously

Your First Document

1. Click + New in the sidebar
2. Enter a topic or document prompt, or choose a DOCX file to import
3. Choose a heading mode and generate a starting structure
4. Review the generated headings and Section Prompts, or skip setup to start with standard headings
5. Start writing; press the right arrow key to accept an Autocomplete suggestion, or keep typing to ignore it

New Document Setup Checklist

Empty documents open with a focused setup checklist that combines topic entry, outline selection, and DOCX import. The prompt field cycles through academic examples until you begin typing, and a prompt-strength meter marks the prompt as weak, average, or great while you refine it.

Choose a heading structure directly in the checklist. In the auto-cite step, you can set publication recency, impact factor, minimum citation count, and whether Jenni should include preprints. If you import a DOCX, Jenni completes the setup from the imported file. If you skip setup, Jenni inserts standard headings so the document still has a useful starting structure. The full editor toolbar returns after setup is finished, skipped, or completed by import.

Setup Progress Guide

After your first login, a progress tracker appears at the bottom of the sidebar. It walks you through five key features:

Pink pulsing dots on relevant sidebar rows and toolbar controls highlight where each feature lives. Open or dismiss a hint to move through the guide; steps also complete automatically as you use each feature.

Navigating the Interface

The left sidebar is your main navigation:

• + New — Create a blank document, import from Word, upload a PDF, or import from Zotero/Mendeley/BibTeX/DOI
• Documents — Browse and search all your documents
• Library — Access your research sources and PDFs
• Find Papers — Search, filter, and cite academic papers from a dedicated research panel
• AI Chat — Open the AI assistant
• Reviews — Run proofreading, claim confidence, Source Quality, tone, and peer-review checks

The left sidebar shows one navigation view at a time. Selecting Documents, Library, or Find Papers replaces the home menu with that view; use the back arrow to return to the menu.

The right panel toggles between the AI Chat and Reviews panels.

On mobile, the sidebar opens as a full-screen overlay and the right panels appear as bottom-sheet drawers.

Keyboard Shortcuts

What’s Next

• Document Editor — Learn the full editor capabilities
• AI Autocomplete — Master the autocomplete workflow
• Citation Management — Start citing sources
• Plans & Billing — Compare Free, Plus, and Pro features

Frequently Asked Questions